Dinner links: Yes we can reduce auto dependency

McCain pretends to like transit: An Obama spokesperson proudly touted Obama’s support for Dulles rail, Metro funding and infrastructure investments in a Q&A with WTOP’s Adam Tuss, while the McCain spokesperson danced around his candidate’s constant opposition to transit projects.

It wasn’t me: WTOP’s Tuss encountered a really terrible driver on U Street. Tuss writes, “The reckless, “me first” driving has to be kept in check.” I agree, and would also agree if we deleted those first four words.

David Alpert is Founder and President of Greater Greater Washington and Executive Director of DC Sustainable Transportation (DCST). He worked as a Product Manager for Google for six years and has lived in the Boston, San Francisco, and New York metro areas in addition to Washington, DC. He lives with his wife and two children in Dupont Circle. Unless otherwise noted, opinions in his GGWash posts are his and not the official views of GGWash or DCST.